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The New England Historic Cemetery Restoration Project recently restored gravestones at the Shirley Center Cemetery for no charge. Also, the project’s president, Michael Passmore, is not a military veteran. A story about the restoration project appeared on page one in Thursday’s editions of The Sun and Sentinel and Enterprise. average since all three facilities have been in operation, though the state’s slots parlor and casinos are operating under capacity limits and other restrictions. Massachusetts gambling centers were closed mid-march and reopened in July.

“The three licensees collected 87% of gross gaming revenue on approximately 49% of the gaming positions available, as compared to September 2019,” the Gaming Commission said in a statement.

Encore Boston Harbor was the only gaming licensee to report an increase in gross gaming revenue last month — a total of $42,974,803.89, up about $584,000 from August. Most of Encore’s revenue, $23.44 million, came from its slot machines last month while its table games generated $19.53 million in revenue.

August and September 2020 are the only two full months since Encore opened in June 2019 in which the higher-end casino’s slot machines generated more revenue than its table games.

That’s likely a product of the Gaming Commission’s decision to outlaw craps, roulette and poker when the casinos reopened, though roulette wheels have since been allowed to spin again.

At MGM Springfield, slot revenue of $14.04 million was virtually unchanged from August’s level, but table game revenue fell by nearly $1 million to $3.57 million. Overall, gaming revenue at the Springfield casino was down about $845,000 from the prior month.

Also Thursday, Masslive reported that MGM Springfield owes the city $2.3 million as part of a